To the Devilbirds, whether they were from the east or the west, the Immortal Skills Halls were places of pure holiness. The grand immortal adept of every generation might not necessarily have an Imperial Sovereign cultivation base, but in terms of status, was just as important as an Imperial Sovereign.

Nowadays, the decline of the eastern Devilbirds, as well as the death of their grand immortal adept, had caused the eastern Immortal Skills Hall to lose some of its glory. The immortal adepts there were constantly at odds as they tried to outdo the others and become the new grand immortal adept.

Although Yue Dong was the apprentice of the grand immortal adept, she wasn’t the only person who qualified to be the successor. That was why she’d started working with the Lan Clan. If the crazy plan to get Grand Emperor Netherflame’s corpse worked… then she wouldn’t just qualify to take over the Immortal Skills Hall. She and the Lan Clan could theoretically seize control of all the eastern Devilbirds. But now… there were some dramatic developments.

Thankfully, Erniu was around. He was a virtuous person who liked to help others, and therefore, he wanted to see Yue Dong’s plan through to the end. Erniu actually wasn’t very surprised to hear that Xu Qing wasn’t planning to join him.

“You’re right,” he said. “Settling your identity is the most important thing. You’ll come back right away?”